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 # For they all wanted to make us afraid
 
-Here "they" refers to Nehemiah's enemies, Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, and their followers. The word "us" refers to the Jews.
+"they" refers to Nehemiah's enemies, Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, and their followers. The word "us" refers to the Jews.
 
 # Their hands will drop from the work
 
-This is a descriptive phrase that means that they are stopping their work on the wall. Alternate translation: "They will become discouraged and will stop working" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"They will become discouraged and will stop working" 
 
 # strengthen my hands
 
-Here Nehemiah requests for God to strengthen him by asking him to strengthen his "hands." Alternate translation: "strengthen me" or "give me courage" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
+"strengthen me" or "give me courage"